Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-02 12:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea Exchange Chairman and CEO Jeong Eun-bo held talks with California Public Employees' Retirement System, or CalPERS, to promote greater investment in South Korea's capital markets, the bourse operator announced Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 12:31 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Hikawa, Kumamoto Pref. – An evacuation shelter catering to the needs of pregnant women and families with children has been set up in Hikawa, a town in Kumamoto Prefecture, which was hit by a major earthquake in late July.
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[2026-09-02 12:29 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-02 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Incheon International Airport, South Korea's main gateway, will have its aged Terminal 1 completely renovated by 2035, the operator of the airport said Tuesday, noting the airport authority plans to spend over 1.77 trillion won (US$129 billion) to that end.
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[2026-09-02 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Japanese beverage maker Ito En surged more than 8% Wednesday, following its fiscal first-quarter results, bucking a broader drop in the country's stocks.
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[2026-09-02 12:21 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: As Japan has been slow to introduce a system that allows married couples to have different surnames, matchmaking events for people who already have the same surname have emerged as a way to circumvent surname changes upon marriage under the country’s rules.
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[2026-09-02 12:20 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-02 12:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s Education Ministry has ordered the correction of a middle school textbook that depicts the Taegeukgi’s central symbol curving in the wrong direction.
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[2026-09-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese regulators have approved a group of brain-technology products this year, as local start-ups push to surpass Musk’s Neuralink
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[2026-09-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [StairMed Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese regulators have approved a group of brain-technology products this year, as local start-ups push to surpass Musk’s Neuralink
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[2026-09-02 11:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Common but undertreated, the condition leaves many new mothers in South Korea struggling in silence amid low awareness, stigma and limited access to care
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[2026-09-02 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Cortis’ breakout hit “Redred” topped TikTok's Songs of the Summer 2026 list for Korea, according to the platform on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com,
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[2026-09-02 11:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Dimensions: 145.0 × 58.0 cm (Each panel, folding screen)
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[2026-09-02 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rising sea temperatures are pushing pufferfish species together, spawning hybrids that even specialist chefs cannot safely prepare
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[2026-09-02 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rising sea temperatures are pushing pufferfish species together, spawning hybrids that even specialist chefs cannot safely prepare
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[2026-09-02 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: To translate its well-articulated vision into practice, Beijing must flesh out concrete mechanics, starting with institutional design
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[2026-09-02 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: To translate its well-articulated vision into practice, Beijing must flesh out concrete mechanics, starting with institutional design
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[2026-09-02 11:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea international Hwang Hee-chan is returning to Germany after five seasons in England.
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[2026-09-02 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreign workers staying in South Korea under the Employment Permit System (EPS) reached a record high of 287,424 this year, data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 11:01 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: To relieve anxiety, some workers turn empty milk-tea cups into makeshift humidifiers or keep unusual desk ‘pets’ like rocks and mango pits
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[2026-09-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: To relieve anxiety, some workers turn empty milk-tea cups into makeshift humidifiers or keep unusual desk ‘pets’ like rocks and mango pits
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[2026-09-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says the transition marks a turning point but integrating the 31.5 per cent share still requires a multi-trillion-yuan push to forge a modern grid
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[2026-09-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [world] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says the transition marks a turning point but integrating the 31.5 per cent share still requires a multi-trillion-yuan push to forge a modern grid
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[2026-09-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Answer to strategic airlift shortage is becoming a family of support aircraft able to sustain combat missions deep into western Pacific
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[2026-09-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Taiwan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Answer to strategic airlift shortage is becoming a family of support aircraft able to sustain combat missions deep into western Pacific
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[2026-09-02 10:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's consumer price increase for August, which came to 3.1 percent, is estimated to have been around 2.5 percent when excluding a surge in mobile communication bills following a low base, a senior financial official said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer price increase for August, which came to 3.1 percent, is estimated to have been around 2.5 percent when excluding a surge in mobile communication bills following a low base, a senior financial official said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 10:37 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: France said on Tuesday the U.N. Security Council will vote this month on renewing the mandate of a panel monitoring sanctions on Iran, setting up a potential showdown with Russia and China, which oppose the sanctions regime and oversight mechanisms.
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[2026-09-02 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's two biggest art fairs, Frieze Seoul and Kiaf Seoul, were set to open in Seoul on Wednesday, bringing together over a hundred galleries from around the world for a week of art events across the capital.
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[2026-09-02 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fuelled by Beijing’s tech self-reliance push, the company is set to test investor confidence in specialised hardware
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[2026-09-02 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Guo Tao] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fuelled by Beijing’s tech self-reliance push, the company is set to test investor confidence in specialised hardware
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[2026-09-02 10:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's fair trade watchdog has carried out another on-site probe into the South Korean arm of US-listed Coupang Inc. in connection with a separate case following a failed inspection attempt last month, industry sources said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fair trade watchdog has carried out another on-site probe into the South Korean arm of U.S.-listed Coupang Inc. in connection with a separate case following a failed inspection attempt last month, industry sources said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: She has the leather coat and state media backing, but analysts say Kim Ju-ae’s youth and gender will complicate her rise
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[2026-09-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: She has the leather coat and state media backing, but analysts say Kim Ju-ae’s youth and gender will complicate her rise
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[2026-09-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI demand and local chip substitution spark boom for tech firms, leaving traditional industries far behind
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[2026-09-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [interim results] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI demand and local chip substitution spark boom for tech firms, leaving traditional industries far behind
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[2026-09-02 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Senior Russian aide confirms possibility of all three leaders meeting in Shenzhen in November ‘was discussed’ at this week’s SCO summit
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[2026-09-02 09:53 UTC+10:00] [North Carolina] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Senior Russian aide confirms possibility of all three leaders meeting in Shenzhen in November ‘was discussed’ at this week’s SCO summit
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[2026-09-02 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea international Hwang Hee-chan is on his way back to Germany after five seasons in England.
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[2026-09-02 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China was the only Group of 20 member to dissent from a joint statement that "non-market based economies pushing out a never-ending stream of cheap exports is not sustainable," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.
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[2026-09-02 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to deepening ties with Vietnam in a letter to President To Lam marking the country's 81st founding anniversary, Pyongyang's state media said.
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[2026-09-02 09:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's consumer prices moved up 3.1 percent in August from a year earlier as oil prices remained elevated, along with higher mobile service subscription charges due to a low base effect from large-scale discounts offered last year following a hacking incident, data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 09:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean disaster relief team has left for Nepal to support search, rescue and other relief efforts following devastating floods, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong has a role to play as a new national law seeks to expand the anti-corruption legal framework beyond the country’s borders
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[2026-09-02 09:15 UTC+10:00] [public-sector corruption] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong has a role to play as a new national law seeks to expand the anti-corruption legal framework beyond the country’s borders
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[2026-09-02 09:12 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: September 2, 2026 09:12 | News
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[2026-09-02 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices moved up 3.1 percent in August from a year earlier as oil prices remained elevated, data showed Wednesday.
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